Sole of boots and shoes



' ticularly so in the seat or heel.

' and sew on the Welt. I then put in a sole B NITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

WILLIAM H. ELSEGOOD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOLE OF BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, IVILLIAM H. ELSE- GOOD, of the city of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in the Art of Manufacturing Boots and Shoes, called Spring Boots Vand Shoes, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionot the same.

In making the spring boot it Will be necessary to observe the following rules: The bootA or shoe is made over a last similar to those used in the making ordinary kind of boots and shoes With the exception of its being more o-val on the bottom and par- I then put on the last the insole and rub the grain orf the leather. I then last the upper down made of horse or other strong or curled hair from the heel to the toe. Then I put in a shank pieceC made of Whalebone on top of the hair. The shank piece must be softened by lying in Water, in order to- Work it into its proper shape and place. The shank 3,385, dated December 20, 1843.

piece is to be kept in its place by the use of that would break t-he soles and admit water,

but tack them at each extremity of the Welt until I have them stitched.

What I claim asmy invention and desireV before used.

TILL H. ELSEGOOD. fitnesses JOHN BURNS, MASON NAYLoR. 

